National Breaking down the NCAA women's championship game and tournament In Sunday's NCAA final, the Iowa Hawkeyes lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sports journalist Kavitha Davidson about the banner year for women's college basketball. Mia Venkat Justine Kenin Ailsa Chang
National NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which oversees some 83,000 athletes competing in more than 25 sports, is thought to be the first college sports organization to take such a step. The Associated Press
National 50 years later, Hank Aaron's famous hit that broke Babe Ruth's record It was 50 years ago, April 8, 1974 when slugger Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record. It's one of the most famous moments in baseball history. The pitcher that day, Al Downing, reflects on it. Steve Futterman
Sports S.C. Gamecocks end undefeated season as NCAA women's basketball champions The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Iowa Hawkeyes, led by superstar Caitlin Clark, 87-75. NPR's A Martinez talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's Andscape, a sports and pop culture website.
Sports Iowa-UConn women's Final Four game is the most-watched hoops game in ESPN history Friday's semifinal averaged 14.2 million viewers, making it the most-viewed women's basketball game on record and the largest audience for an ESPN basketball broadcast. The Associated Press
Sports Saturday Sports: College basketball final four NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss college basketball's Final Four. Can anyone stop South Carolina's women and UConn's men this year? Scott Simon
National Previews and predictions for NCAA men's final four NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert Andy Katz about final four predictions, championship X-factors and indelible moments from this year's bracket. Vincent Acovino Kathryn Fox Mary Louise Kelly
Sports Ticket prices for the women's Final Four games rival the men's Call it the Caitlin Clark effect: The average sales price for a ticket to the women's college basketball semifinal was nearly double that of the men's event, the ticketing company Logitix reported. Becky Sullivan
Sports The excitement in women's NCAA basketball has created a demand for tickets Why are tickets to today's NCAA women's Final Four games twice as expensive as the tickets for the men's games?
National Oakland A's to play in West Sacramento for three seasons starting in 2025 On Thursday, the Oakland A's announced they'll play in West Sacramento for three seasons starting in 2025, a temporary move while they transition from the Bay Area to Las Vegas. Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman